Breaking Tradition: A Daughter-in-Law's Stand

omina Bennett, ordered my daughter an

n-law of our family should do

d asked Nola

n don't sit at the table. Don't

d the ta

Then let's

.

de the table with my d

making sarcastic remarks, urg

t in the kitchen. Even though you've received h

yone has gone through this. She's

Nolan is a graduate student! He's going

the Bennett family, and Romina was over

aughter-in-law of our neighbor. She just had a healthy so

o me, "Mom, I wan

girl have shrimp? This is for my grandson!

directed at me, but Ire

ill holding onto a sh

s do. Just listen to my mom. Everyone'

strength, flipped the table over. Plat

d for her? Then no

this kind of woman is no good. Bringing her into ou

. Is this how your family taught you?" The expressio

e a woman like you. You

ced ar

one all the way from Silverstone, and cooked the entire feast myself. So w

I can't get out of bed. I just asked you to cook a meal, and you

ee cans of milk. I didn't forget. And you said you twisted your back? Wasn't it you who spent the whole

t Peyton a

rence for boys over girls. My daughter can have any food she wants

s a whole plate of shrimp? It's the first time I've heard such a thing. Aren't you worried he won't abs

aced and speechless, and Romi

I didn't learn t

mina's hand, and pushed her bac

hand tightly. "Sylvia, how can you lay

me tell you, I'm not s

arguing, Romina rushe

! I'll bea

ee from No

ifetime with

.

room to pack our thi

eanor of an adult. "Mom, dad and grandma aren't

d. You still have me. I will earn lots of m

. You want to leave? Do you

uess what they said? They said you were wrong and asked me to ta

to catch a cab now. But what if I raise the price to one thousand, two thousand, three thousand,

vorce this bitch immediately. I'll find you someone bet

took Irene

t Irene. She's still young. You can't let her grow up without a father's presence.

ree words. "I'

g at the angry faces of Nolan's famil

humble family background, only valuing his matur

ter graduation, and

sures. I will make sure yo

degree was no longer competitive and that he ne

r the SAT, staying up until midnight every day, eve

his family thought I wasn't good enough

on, even ending up in the hospital several times due to drinking,

the first thing to do was to

o celebrate Christmas in

iday with his family for several years, and his

o be understanding and patient with Nolan's parents

ved was disdain from Peyt

.

early morning flight

hed unpacking, m

pped the table and left with Irene, even dem

ich is better for Irene's growth. If you still feel aggrieved, wait for Nolan to come back. I w

. It's all red from the cold. Grandma Romina made mom do the laundry by hand

imp and made me and mom eat leftovers in the

rents since she was little, even

re furious, but their anger

back and talk to him. For Irene's sa

a, I'm

ne to have a happy childho

n't make myself suffer, nor do I want to. If Nolan co

and are much mature now."

alls for a vacation. I shouldn't let the

.

nd Irene and I enjoyed a w

Falls, we headed straig

was stunned. Nolan's family was

smelled awful, and the table was piled high with takeou

re back. Quickly clean the house and go out to buy some groc

ou should do. You're lucky to mar

y phone and

ay long-term. They've left their house in the care of relatives. We can manage. Irene is still young, so she can sleep

lood pressu

I heard the school here is good. You should transfer the house to

is important. Your daught

into tears. "Mom, my bunny and teddy bear

in half an hour, I'll send

he house, and seemingly reverted to the

a bouquet for yo

d, as long as Nolan gave me flow

h stress can only le

k me. I want a divorce. Just g

ngs half to my son. If you want a divorce, you'l

untry folk. Everyone knows

neuver. You're going too far. N

and the mortgage was covered by my housing fund. Nolan contributed three thousan

cautious and given all their liquid assets,

er, but you insisted on marrying such a

he's practically driving us to d

ve the house, clinging to the railing and wailin

.

ed Romina. "It's all Sylvia's fa

here and apolo

hear that right? He w

rom me, Nolan direct

tered Romina's acting ski

g out three tears. Nolan, meanwhile, cried to m

, so I grabbed the phone an

sting! And this is the bunny we bought for Irene's first birthday, all cut to pieces

formance on the balcony, slipping

ld her, staring bl

e was s

o. This was truly